AWARDS
Winston Trollope Wins
the Henry Wright Lifetime
Achievement Award
“Pioneers in fire ecology like Winston, has left us with a legacy of applied science
that has laid the foundation for sound fire management practices in Southern Africa.
These practices are what science should be about - not merely a scientific result of
research on paper, but a result in the field where it makes a difference.”
~ Tiaan Pool, Nelson Mandala University
Reprinted From: http://bit.ly/2BUcSRY
T
he Association for Fire Ecology
(AFE) is pleased to announce Dr.
Winston Trollope has been awarded
the 2018 Henry Wright Lifetime Achieve-
ment Award for his significant contribu-
tion to fire ecology and management in
grasslands and shrublands.
Dr. Trollope is from South Africa and
obtained B.S. (1962) and M.S. (1971) de-
grees in Agriculture and a Ph.D. (1984)
in Rangeland Science at the University
of Natal in Pietermaritzburg. Winston
held faculty and administrative posi-
tions at the University of Fort Hare in
South Africa for 35 years, where he pio-
neered scientific work in fire ecology
and fire management in savannah eco-
systems of Africa and globally.
courses, helped fire become an accept-
ed management practice for control-
ling brush and weeds and for restoring
grasslands. Winston is particularly hon-
ored to receive this award, as he visited
Henry Wright in 1971 and received in-
valuable advice on the characterization
of fire intensity, which he applied exten-
sively in African grasslands and savan-
nas and which formed the basis of his
research program.
Dr. Trollope is AFE’s first international re-
cipient of a lifetime achievement award.
He will be presented with the Wright
Award at the 8th International Fire Ecol-
ogy and Management Congress, No-
vember 18-22, 2019, in Tucson, Arizona.
A list of all Lifetime Achievement
Award winners is available at http://bit.
ly/2T70WqX.
About AFE
The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE)
is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to improving the knowledge and use of
fire in land management. Our members
include scientists, educators, students,
managers, practitioners, policymakers,
and interested citizens. To learn more
about AFE, visit www.fireecology.org.
For more information, contact Annie
Oxarart, 541-852-7903, office@fireecol-
ogy.net.
He has presented at more than 70 con-
ferences worldwide, often as an invited
speaker, and has published 150 publica-
tions, chapters, or reports. His masters
research resulted in burning programs
that are still in use to control macchia
vegetation in the mountainous areas of
the Eastern Cape Province. His doctoral
research had similar long-lasting effects
and have improved the use of fire as a
range management practice for both
domestic livestock systems and wildlife
management.
AFE honors career achievements in fire
ecology and management by recogniz-
ing the pioneers and early advocates
in our field. Each year, lifetime achieve-
ment awards are presented to individu-
als who have made significant contribu-
tions to fire ecology and management
and who have inspired and mentored a
generation of fire ecologists.
The award for individuals who primarily
work in grassland and shrubland eco-
systems is named after Henry Wright of
Texas Tech University. Henry’s extensive
research in prescribed fire, along with
his extension programs and university
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Figure 1: Winston Trollope is acknowledged for his significant contribution to fire
ecology and management in grasslands and shrublands.
Grassroots
Vol 19
No 1
March 2019